Author Archives: mradwin

Thunderbird Lightning Jewish holidays download

Posted on April 23, 2012 by mradwin

Follow these instructions to subscribe to a Hebcal Jewish holiday calendar 5-year feed in Mozilla Thunderbird Lightning: Open Thunderbird with Lightning installed. Now, switch to calendar view by clicking the Calendar icon next to the tab bar. Next, go to … Continue reading →

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Correction: Ta’anit Bechorot falls on Friday April 6, 2012

Posted on March 21, 2012 by mradwin

Ta’anit Bechorot (Fast of the Firstborn) falls on Friday, April 6, 2012. An earlier version of the calendar we publish incorrectly had this minor fast on Thursday. When this fast day falls on Friday, we do in fact observe the fast on … Continue reading →

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Hebcal.com HTML/ScrInject.B.Gen virus removed

Posted on March 3, 2012 by mradwin

Hebcal.com got hit with a script injection virus this week but everything is fine now. We had a stale copy of the WordPress content management system for our Help and News pages, so some malicious person/machine exploited a loophole. We … Continue reading →

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iPhone, iPad – remove Hebcal Jewish calendar

Posted on December 29, 2011 by mradwin

To remove a Hebcal calendar from your iPhone or iPad, first go to the Settings app, then touch Mail, Contacts, Calendars. Scroll down until you see the Subscribed Calendars item: Touch Subscribed Calendars to see the list: Then, tap the … Continue reading →

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Hebrew Date Converter REST API

Posted on December 22, 2011 by mradwin

We offer a simple API for converting between Gregorian and Hebrew dates. Two output formats are supported: JSON and XML. To convert from Gregorian to Hebrew date use this URL format: http://www.hebcal.com/converter/?cfg=json&gy=2011&gm=6&gd=2&g2h=1 gy=2011 – Gregorian year gm=6 – Gregorian month … Continue reading →

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Parashat Pinchas Haftarah correction

Posted on October 17, 2011 by mradwin

Several users discovered an error in the Haftarah reading for Parashat Pinchas. When Pinchas falls after the 17th of Tammuz, we read Jeremiah 1:1 – 2:3. If Pinchas occurs before the 17th of Tammuz, we read I Kings 18:46 – 19:21. We … Continue reading →

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iCalendar/ICS Jewish holidays download

Posted on September 14, 2011 by mradwin

Many calendar desktop, mobile or web apps support the iCalendar (.ICS file extension) format. Hebcal has specific instructions for the major calendar apps in that consume iCalendar files (see below). For minor calendar apps, Hebcal recommends the following: Go to http://www.hebcal.com/hebcal/ … Continue reading →

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Android calendar Jewish holidays download

Posted on August 25, 2011 by mradwin

The built-in calendar app for your Android device syncs automatically with Google Calendar. To get Jewish holidays on your Android device, please follow our instructions. Included in the Hebcal Jewish holiday downloads are options to select major holidays (Rosh Hashana, … Continue reading →

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Hebcal Facebook page

Posted on July 7, 2011 by mradwin

If you wish to see the פָּרָשַׁת הַשָּׁבוּעַ (weekly Torah portion) in your Facebook news feed, please “Like” the Hebcal page on Facebook.

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Shabbat Times WordPress plugin

Posted on July 6, 2011 by mradwin

Our new Hebcal Shabbat Times WordPress plugin displays candle-lighting time, Torah Portion, and havdalah time in a WordPress widget. If you run a synagogue or other local Judaism-related website, you can get customized times based on your USA Zip code. … Continue reading →

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